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11831. Add MS 52951 K

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'Louis 11th, King of France', tragedy in five acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 20 December 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 January 1855. Revisions throughout. Written on different papers. Keywords: Medieval settings, aristocracy, prisons and prisoners, France, French influence, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1854
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1 item

11832. Add MS 52956 K

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'Who's your hatter? or, The day's adventure at Little Snuggleton!', an ‘entirely original excentric screaming sketch or farce in one act, written expressly for the Royal Pavilion Theatre’ by T. P. Prest. Licence sent 10 October 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 10 October 1855. Written on ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Oct 1855
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1 item

11833. Add MS 52960 D

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Myrrha, tragedy in five acts by Vittorio Alfieri. Printed (1855). Italian with French translation. Licence requested for performance at the Lyceum but refused 26 June 1856. Actors’ names written alongside dramatis personae. With Add, 52960 B, C, I, M and N, intended to be part of the season...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
26 Jun 1856
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1 item

11834. Add MS 52970 I

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'Cinderella, or, Harlequin and the little glass slipper', pantomime by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Albert and Garrick. Text written on different types of paper. Songs included in MS. Comic scenes included. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipul...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1857
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1 item

11835. Add MS 52970 K

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'Harlequin novelty, and the princess who lost her heart', pantomime by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Strand 24 December 1857. ‘Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn’ written on cover. Comic scenes written on different paper to rest of text. Published...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1857
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1 item

11836. Add MS 52970 L

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‘Harlequin Beauty and the Beast, or, Little Goody Two Shoes and Mother Bunch’s bookcase in Baby Land’, pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1857 for performance at Sadlers Wells 26 December 1857. Comic scenes included. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that some parts of the com...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1857
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1 item

11837. Add MS 52970 Q

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‘Pierette, or, The rivals’, comic opera in one act by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 29 December 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Hull 6 March 1858. Includes letter signed by the Examiner W. B. Donne stating that ‘the Opera “Pierette” (intended for representation at Hull) belongs to M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1857
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1 item

11838. Add MS 52995 A

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'The young actress', interlude in one act, 'edited' by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 30 August 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Nicoll cites earlier productions at Burton's, New York on 22 October 1853 and at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 26 May 1856. Contains words for songs. Yet an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1860
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1 item

11839. Add MS 52999 R

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'Peter Wilkins', pantomime by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 24 December 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Includes comic scenes. Signed J. H. Craven, prompter and copyist and E. T. Smith, lessee. Based on the novel The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornishman,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1860
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1 item

11840. Add MS 53018 L

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'The spider and the fly, or, Harlequin number pip and the magic toys' ('Number nip'), pantomime by G. Conquest and H. Spry. Licence sent 20 December 1862 for performance at the Grecian. MS written in more than one hand. Comic scenes appended. Underlinings in red pencil on ff. 55r. Listed i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1862
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1 item